Established by Article VII (1) (c) of the CUASA Constitution

Mandate Article IX:    Elections and By-law 5 (b):

The Committee on Nominations and Elections shall submit to Council nominees for the Standing Committees of CUASA and shall administer all CUASA elections and ballots.

(1)      Elections shall be held in the period mid-February through May of each year, in the following sequence:

(a) election of President-Elect;

(b) election of Officers; and,

(c) election of Council Members.

(2)      Each candidate for President-Elect shall be nominated from the membership of the Association by two members of the Association and the President-Elect shall be elected by a mail ballot of the membership from among those nominated, the vote to be taken before the Annual General Meeting.

(3)      All other Officers and Committee Members shall be elected by the Council after the Annual General Meeting.

(4)      Each candidate for Council shall be nominated from the membership of the appropriate constituency, as described in Article IV(3), by two members of the Association in the constituency, and the election shall take place by mail ballot of the members of the constituency, in accordance with the provisions of Article IX(1).

(5)      Election of Officers and Council shall be by simple plurality.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Electoral Guide

Membership:

• Chair:     Past President       Article VII (4) of the CUASA Constitution           Position Description
• four members as elected or designated by Council to be reprsentative of the CUASA constituencies from among those not seeking office
  

  A. Bohm  Chair (2009-10)    B. Stevens     D. Swartz       D. Jackson  (Staff Support)

• Chair:                1 year
• Members (4):   at the pleasure of Council

Meetings:

• in accordance with Article VII (9) of the CUASA Constitution, at the call of the Chair or any two of its members

Reports:

• to Council through the Steering Committee, or directly to Council in accordance with Article VII (3) of the Constitution (see Minutes of Council and Steering for reports)
• to the members via the Annual General Meeting, Special General Meetings, email, web announcements and the CUASA Communiqué